DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — In a business collapse that disrupted wedding plans nationwide, Alfred Angelo Bridal filed to liquidate its operations in bankruptcy court in West Palm Beach on Friday after failing to find a buyer for the company.

A lawyer for a Miami law firm retained to manage the case said she will work with a court-appointed trustee to release bridal dresses being held by the stores, which closed Thursday. The shutdown left brides-to-be across the country locked out and with little information about their time-sensitive purchases.

Patricia Redmond of Stearns Weaver Miller, Weissler Alhadoff & Sitterson, said she had received more than 3,500 emails from panicked brides.

Yadira Castro, 27, was one of the brides seeking answers. Standing outside Alfred Angelo’s Boynton Beach store on Friday, she was desperate to learn about her wedding dress. Her wedding is a week from Saturday.

“I don’t have the money to buy a new dress. I have no time to buy a new dress,” said Castro, showing a picture of the Disney character Jasmine-inspired dress she had purchased from Alfred Angelo for more than $800. With veil and accessories, she has nearly $1,250 invested in wedding attire at the store, she said.

Castro is among countless brides and bridesmaids who are scrambling after the Delray Beach-based wedding dress company closed its doors. There were reports from multiple cities of brides appearing at stores to pick up their wedding gowns, only to find the locations closed.

Redmond said she will ask a court-appointed trustee for the case to release dresses being held in the stores awaiting pickup by brides-to-be, and will do her best to persuade the trustee to release a $1.2 million shipment coming from China, so brides can receive the dresses they ordered.

The Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing, which is voluntary, lists assets of $50,000 or less for Alfred Angelo. Redmond said that’s because the company kept little inventory, mostly ordering dresses for brides. Top creditors are Czech Asset Management of Connecticut, a portfolio company, for $54 million; and CardConnect, a credit card processor for up to $5 million, Redmond said. After that, there will likely be dress manufacturers in China filing claims, she said.

Alfred Angelo’s board met July 10 to “take whatever steps necessary with respect to its financial condition” and to retain Stearns Weaver Miller, the court document shows.